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Exploring key determinants of health among individuals with serious mental Illness: qualitative insights from a first episode psychosis cohort, 20 years postdiagnosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are more likely to experience functional decline, low well-being, comorbidities, shorter lifespan, and diminished quality of life than the general population. This ... -
Municipal postnatal healthcare : The perspectives of parents and nurses
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background: Postnatal healthcare is a key component of the maternal, newborn and childcare continuum and contributes to improved health outcomes for women, babies and their families in the first six weeks after birth. The ... -
Systems resilience in the implementation of a large-scale suicide prevention intervention: a qualitative study using a multilevel theoretical approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Resilience, the capacity to adapt and respond to challenges and disturbances, is now considered fundamental to understanding how healthcare systems maintain required levels of performance across varying conditions. ... -
Healthcare Workers’ Perceptions on the “SaferBirths Bundle of Care”: A Qualitative Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: SaferBirths Bundle of Care (SBBC) is a package of innovative clinical and training tools coupled with low-dose high-frequency simulation-based on-job training guided by local data. This bundle of care is a new ... -
A Qualitative Study on Distributed Leadership in Integrated Care: Exploring the Experiences of Elderly Multimorbid Patients with GP Collaboration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: This study explores how the collaboration between elderly multimorbid patients and general practitioners contributes to the patient’s experience of integrated care in the municipality. The research also investigates ... -
Helsepersonells erfaringer med livsmestring på Frisklivssentraler
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn for denne studien var en økning av psykiske helseutfordringer i befolkningen siste årene. Dette har blant annet medført et økende behov for gode og helhetlige helsefremmende tjenester i kommunene. Hensikt med ... -
Mental disorder prevalence in chronic pain patients using opioid versus non-opioid analgesics: A registry-linkage study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Chronic pain and mental disorders are leading causes of disability worldwide. Individuals with chronic pain are more likely to experience mental disorders compared to individuals without chronic pain, but ... -
“A place without walls, only opportunities”: personal accounts of attending Recovery Colleges in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Recovery colleges (RCs) are learning environments, first established in the UK, based on principles that support positive life changes and reduce stigma related to challenges with mental health and substance ... -
Oral health and self-rated health in community-dwelling older adults in Colombia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The relationship between oral health and specific health conditions has been studied. However, data about the relationship with self-rated health is not clear. The aim of this study is to determine the association ... -
Within-patient and global evolutionary dynamics of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST17
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type (ST) 17 is a global problem clone that causes multidrug-resistant (MDR) hospital infections worldwide. In 2008–2009, an outbreak of MDR ST17 occurred at a neonatal intensive care unit ... -
Clinical insight among persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated with amisulpride, aripiprazole or olanzapine: a semi-randomised trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Antipsychotic treatment may improve clinical insight. However, previous studies have reported inconclusive findings on whether antipsychotics improve insight over and above the reduction in symptoms of psychosis. ... -
Exploring stakeholders’ experiences in co-creation initiatives for clinical nursing education: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Co-creation is an emerging approach in nursing education, wherein academics engage in multi-stakeholder collaborations to generate knowledge, ideate solutions, promote sustainability, and enhance educational ... -
Supporting the nurse educator in clinical education – A qualitative evaluation of a digital educational resource DigiVIS
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Despite the increased use of technology for teaching and learning in clinical nursing education, relatively little attention seems to be directed toward the usefulness of digital educational resources (DERs) to support ... -
The nursing home as a hub : boundary work as a key to community health promotion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article considers ways in which a nursing home can come to serve as a hub for community health promotion. Inspired by the term ‘boundary crossing’ (Akkerman and Bakker. Boundary crossing and boundary objects. Rev Educ ... -
Pregestational maternal risk factors for preterm and term preeclampsia: A population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)Introduction Most studies on factors affecting the risk of preeclampsia have not separated preterm from term preeclampsia, and we still know little about whether the predisposing conditions have a differentiated effect ... -
Unge jenters opplevelse av deltakelse i sorggruppe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Artikkelen presenterer en studie om unge jenters opplevelse av deltakelse i sorggruppe. Artikkelen bygger på kvalitative intervjuer med syv jenter mellom 14 og 20 år som har deltatt i sorggrupper hos pårørendestiftelsen ... -
Naturens trøst og trøstens natur
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Dette essayet er en undring om å finne trøst i naturen. Fortellinger brukes for å få frem ulike aspekter ved fenomenet trøst både i og utenfor naturen, slik vi kan møte det i sorg ogannen lidelse.Hensikten er ikke å slå ... -
Intense pulsed light treatment in meibomian gland dysfunction: Past, present, and future
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Dry eye disease is a highly prevalent condition, which can substantially impair quality of life, work productivity, and vision. It is considered an inf lammatory disease and the most common cause is meibomian gland ... -
A digital educational resource to support and enhance effective mentorship practices of nursing students in nursing homes: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)There is a grooving body of evidence emphasising the need to support and enhance effective mentorship practices for nursing students in nursing home placements, including strengthening of the pedagogical competence of ... -
The role of local context for managers’ strategies when adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norwegian homecare services: a multiple case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on healthcare systems around the world, and lack of resources, lack of adequate preparedness and infection control equipment have been highlighted as common challenges. ...